Armstrong, et al v. Davis, et al

Filing 2119

ORDER by Judge Claudia Wilken GRANTING 2105 MOTION AND STIPULATION TO FILE UNDER SEAL. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/31/2012)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JOHN ARMSTRONG, et al.,

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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No. C 94-2307 CW

Plaintiffs,

ORDER GRANTING
MOTION AND
STIPULATION TO
FILE UNDER SEAL
(Docket No. 2105)

v.
EDMUND G. BROWN, JR., et al.,
Defendants.
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Plaintiffs move to file under seal unredacted versions of

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their response to Defendants’ appendix of evidentiary objections,

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the declarations of Penny Godbold, Rebekah Evenson, Megan Hagler

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and Corene Kendrick, and the exhibits attached to these

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declarations.

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their reply in further support of their motion for an order to

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show cause and to hold Defendants in contempt.

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filed a stipulation agreeing that the unredacted documents should

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be filed under seal.

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contain personal information of inmates, including their names,

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CDCR numbers and disability status.

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that redacted versions of these documents, in which any

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information identifying an inmate is omitted, will be filed in the

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public record.

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Plaintiffs offer these documents in connection with

The parties also

The parties represent that these documents

The parties further stipulate

Because the public interest favors filing all court documents

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in the public record, any party seeking to file a document under

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seal must demonstrate good cause to do so.

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Creditors Ass’n, 605 F.3d 665, 678 (9th Cir. 2010).

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be established simply by showing that the document is subject to a

Pintos v. Pac.
This cannot

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protective order or by stating in general terms that the material

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is considered to be confidential, but rather must be supported by

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a sworn declaration demonstrating with particularity the need to

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file each document under seal.

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See Civil Local Rule 79-5(a).

Plaintiffs have provided good cause to seal the unredacted
documents.

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seal, and the parties’ stipulation authorizing sealing, are

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GRANTED (Docket No. 2105).

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Order, Plaintiffs shall electronically file under seal unredacted

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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versions of their response to Defendants’ appendix of evidentiary

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objections, the declarations of Penny Godbold, Rebekah Evenson,

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Megan Hagler and Corene Kendrick, and the exhibits attached

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thereto, and shall file redacted versions of these documents in

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the public record.

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Accordingly, their motion for leave to file under

Within four days of the date of this

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: 5/31/2012

CLAUDIA WILKEN
United States District Judge

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